CVE-2022-48541: A memory leak in ImageMagick 7.0.10-45 and 6.9.11-22 allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service via the "identify -help" command

High severity · published Aug 22, 2023

CVE-2022-48541

A memory leak in ImageMagick 7.0.10-45 and 6.9.11-22 allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service via the "identify -help" command

7.1

CVSS

1.5%

EPSS

On KEV

Description

A memory leak in ImageMagick 7.0.10-45 and 6.9.11-22 allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service via the "identify -help" command.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Privileges

None

User interaction

Required

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

High

Scope

Unchanged

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 74% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

Fedora · Fedoraproject

38; 39 · source: NVD

Imagemagick · Imagemagick

6.9.11-22; 7.0.10-45 · source: NVD

Affected product

Fedora

Fedoraproject

All Fedora CVEs

References

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48541

CVE.org

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48541

Exploit

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/2889

lists.debian.org

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00020.html

Third Party Advisory

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LICYTADFJAFPZW3Y2MKNCJIUYODPAG4L/

Third Party Advisory

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YAULDP3GG5KI3XITQ5XSMRSILCBZS2VK/

lists.fedoraproject.org

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LICYTADFJAFPZW3Y2MKNCJIUYODPAG4L/

lists.fedoraproject.org

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YAULDP3GG5KI3XITQ5XSMRSILCBZS2VK/